NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Common Bluetongue
Tiliqua scincoides (White, 1790)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Tiliqua scincoides is a species of lizard in the subfamily Egerniinae of the family Scincidae (skinks). The species is native to Australia as well Tanimbar Island (Maluku Province, Indonesia). There are three recognized subspecies.
Wikipedia contributors, Tiliqua scincoides; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:37:29.588657+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Tiliqua scincoides (White, 1790)
- Name authority
- (White, 1790)
- Common name
- Common Bluetongue
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Tiliqua
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyScincidae
- subfamilyEgerniinae
- genusTiliqua
- speciesTiliqua scincoides (White, 1790)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Tiliqua. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Giant Bluetongue SkinkTiliqua gigas (Schneider, 1801) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Centralian Blue-Tongued LizardTiliqua multifasciata Sternfeld, 1919 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Blotched Blue-Tongued LizardTiliqua nigrolutea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pinecone lizardTiliqua rugosa (Gray, 1825) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Western Blue-Tongued LizardTiliqua occipitalis (Peters, 1863) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lacerta scincoides White, 1790 White, 1790 | synonym |
| Scincus crotaphomelas Lacépède, 1804 Lacépède, 1804 | synonym |
| Scincus tuberculatus Merrem, 1820 Merrem, 1820 | synonym |
| Cyclodus boddaertii Duméril & Bibron, 1839 Duméril & Bibron, 1839 | synonym |
| Tiliqua vanicoriensis Gray, 1839 Gray, 1839 | synonym |
| Tiliqua whitii Gray, 1831 Gray, 1831 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Tiliqua&species=scincoides Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:56X27. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.